Don?t rule out an add-on sound card just because your PC has one built in. We?ll explain why.

See Digital Foundry's recommend USB sound cards for gaming, based on our extensive testing and featuring the likes of Epos and Creative Sound Blaster.

Types & Advantages of Sound Cards. Before the release of the Intel AC '97 standard, computer sound was frequently an add-on feature. To use anything other than a small, monophonic internal speaker ...

At a time when many home computers included sophisticated hardware used to generate music and sound effects, IBM's first PC - designed primarily for small business use - only came equipped with a ...

The Essence STX delivers ultra-pure PC sound for audiophiles and purists, at a premium price.

I just inserted an Asus Xonar SE ($69) sound card. It works in a new Intel i5-12400 boxen. I spend enough time in the office to listen to sound and music through a more than decent Yamaha ...

This sound card supports full 5.1 channel audio and would interface very well with any home theater setup. Special thanks to Creative for making this review possible.

A $200 computer sound card an audiophile could love Stereophile magazine's John Atkinson loved the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX sound cards.

The Creative Labs Sound BlasterX AE-5 is the company's first new sound card in years. It sports all the gamer necessities, like an ESS Sabre DAC, new - Page 4 ...

The only experiences I've had with USB sound cards are $10 generic ones that have been, if anything, worse than on-board audio.

It’s a sound card for the parallel port that isn’t just a resistor DAC like the Covox Speech Thing.